<p>i'm asian......crap...</p>
<p>Luckily enough I have a surname, which you don't immediately assume Im chinese.</p>
<p>Btw.. anyone know how I can improve communication skills in the fastest way?</p>
<p>I'm half Swedish and half Indian (major ORM)...however, I don't identify with the Indian culture at all...can I just say that I'm white or would that be unethical?</p>
<p>That sounds like Daniel Chopra, half Indian, half Swedish.
Apparently he spent 8 years in Cashmere (Kashmir?) and
now he can eat anything he wants anywhere. He said exactly the opposite of what you said.</p>
<p>He's on the golf circuit. Just happened to read about Daniel and Deepak Chopra in a golf mag that was lying around.</p>
<p>Just don't fill out the race box. Most school's don't make you. I'm 1/4 Japanese. When they first meet me, some people think I'm 1/2, some people don't think I have a drop of asian in me. I live in a very white town and although we do and have and eat more asian "stuff" in my house, I feel like I'm not much more asian than a white family that really loved asian culture. I'm not really asian, and since I'm not HALF asian, I hesitate at the "multicultural and explain" box, also thinking about how being asian is not a real advantage and might even be a disadvantage.</p>
<p>I'm going to leave them all blank. If anyone has any doubts about how it will affect their application, they should leave it blank too.</p>
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I'm half Swedish and half Indian (major ORM)...however, I don't identify with the Indian culture at all...can I just say that I'm white or would that be unethical?
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<p>Saying you're white isn't going to give you any advantage over saying you're Indian.</p>
<p>being asian sucks. i don't have high test scores. By high test scores i mean it, not like some who say they have low scores and they don't. I'm worried I won't get into the schools I want to.</p>
<p>That happened to me. I didn't get in.</p>
<p>I don't think we should worry too much about this. I mean the last name probably will give it away anyways.</p>
<p>i think the whole affirmative action system is a bunch of bs. Should race determine college admissions? In my opinion, it should be finances that determine whether you are under rep or over rep. What about a poor chinese, poor indian, or poor white kid living in a ghetto (yes, contrary to popular belief, there are poor indians, chinese, and white people)? Is he also subjected to the onslaught of affirmative action? What about a rich african american or rich hispanic kid? Should he benefit from this system? Btw, I am asian, and yes, I am bitter.</p>
<p>its sad that the girl has to transfer schools to get into MIT...obviously it worked for her.. but the whole thing is absurd... i've gone from supporting AA to being very very unsure of it...</p>
<p>Definitely a disadvantage to be an Asian, esp if u fit into the sterotype...</p>
<p>Consider that Harvard consistently has around a 19% asian student body, never goingto 20% and a consistent 10% black, 10%hispanic, and 1%native american student body.</p>
<p>If you're black, native american, or hispanic and you're on par with a white person, the admissions will take the you over the white person not only for diversity sake, but because these minorities are also the most disadvantaged. Showing that you come from a disadvantaged background and then rising up to the top looks way more impressive than coming from a privileged background.</p>
<p>This is really stupid.</p>
<p>If you get rejected by a college it is because YOU are not qualified, not because your race or your nationality let you down.</p>
<p>It could also be because ...
- you were unlucky
- your app reader was tired, sleepy, or incompetent
- your fate, destiny, or god (depending on your beliefs)
intends something better for you ... perhaps alive and happy instead of overworked and suicidal, poor and happy
instead of rich and alone ...</p>
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If you're black, native american, or hispanic and you're on par with a white person, the admissions will take the you over the white person not only for diversity sake, but because these minorities are also the most disadvantaged. Showing that you come from a disadvantaged background and then rising up to the top looks way more impressive than coming from a privileged background.
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<p>But the problem is that not every URM is from an underprivileged background, and it's condescending to think so. Not every black or Latino is a gang member, just like how not every Asian has parents who drive Mercedes automobiles. Also, there are plenty of poor whites who do not fit the typical WASP profile.</p>
<p>There was an article posting somewhere in the CC boards that revealed the discriminatory nature of college admissions. Apparently, the extremely subjective requirements of "character" and "leadership" were just euphemisms for keeping America's most fabled institutions Jew-free. The writer acknowledged that schools like Harvard and Yale were world-class not only because they had top-notch academics, but because they were revered brand names such as Mercedes-Benz or Chanel. They had an image to uphold, and whatever that image was, too many Jews would ruin it.</p>
<p>If there is an Asian quota (after all, Asians seem to be the closest to being the new Jews), it's probably because too many Asians would ruin the image of Ivy League universities as being great "American" institutions. Asians are still the most peripheral of American citizens: not as numerous as blacks/Latinos, and not as influential as the Jewish. They are still seen as outsiders, schemers, and spies, especially with the American paranoia about the rise of China and the worry about the maniacal threat of North Korea.</p>
<p>You have not seen anything yet. Within a few years from now when China starts to compete aggressively with the US on a Global scale-- Asians will all be demonized. This is the nature of racism.</p>
<p>Many are going around pointing to Blacks and Hispanics. Attacking AA.
It will soon be the Asian turn.</p>
<p>i will i could only say i am 1/10 african..>< ...but i'm not.</p>
<p>america is filled with 2% asians. Therefore, some of the college percentages are astounding. For example, (dont quote me on this), there are 40+% asians at some california schools(stanford, ucla, berkeley)</p>
<p>...I'd always heard being Asian was an advantage. But I guess it makes sense that it could hurt someone applying to selective schools. </p>
<p>I'd never wondered about filling in the race box before, but this thread is making me paranoid. The last thing I'd want is a school rejecting me simply because of race. (I don't think I believe that though- if i get rejected, its because I'm not a good fit.)
If your last name didn't give away the fact that you're Asian, but you fit the typical smart-Asian stereotype, should you go ahead and give your race?</p>